WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release and letter on July 31, 2023: Amid record breaking heat levels, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday sent a letter to United States Attorney General Merrick Garland urging him to bring lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry for its longstanding and carefully coordinated campaign to mislead consumers and discredit climate science   more

ORLEANS, Vermont, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) assessed flood damage and ongoing recovery efforts in Orleans County, Vermont, yesterday, following catastrophic flooding in July 2023. Senator Welch visited the Ethan Allen Manufacturing Plant in Orleans, the Disaster Survivor Assistance Registration Site and the Parsons Dinner House in Barton, and Red Sky Trading in Glover. "The damage from the July storm i  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: Senator Welch convened a meeting today with small business owners from across Vermont to discuss the challenges they are facing following catastrophic flooding in state earlier this month. Congresswoman Becca Balint (VT-AL) participated in the meeting. "Small businesses drive Vermont's economic growth and are essential to the identity of our rural communities. This flooding has deepl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on Aug. 2, 2023: * * * Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) issued the following statement in response to former President Trump's indictment in connection with attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election: "January 6th will be remembered as one of the darkest days in American history. I was in the House chamber when rioters breached the Capitol, and I saw firsthand the devastation of the insurrection. Make no mi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 31, 2023, and a letter: Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) were joined by Senators Whitehouse, Shaheen, Van Hollen, Sanders, Blumenthal, Merkley, Warren, and Booker in sending a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, urging the Department to finalize its proposed distribution transformer efficiency standard. The standard aims to lower energy bills for consumers, reduce g  more